TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
(Per Press Agency .)
LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA.
[By Submarine Cable,]
Sydney, September 6. A child was burnt to death yesternight during a fire in a wooden house. The steamer Wakatip is shortly expected from London. She is advertised to leave heave here for New Zealand about the 10th. Melbourne, September 6.
A murder was committed yesterday at Emerald Hill. A woman named Ellen B'rancis stabbed Robert Davis with a shoe maker’s knife. He died in a few minutes.
INTERPROVINOIAL.
Auckland, September 6. The Taupo is detained till to-morrow morning through stress of weather. Arrived —Loch Fergus, from London, after a passage of ninety-eight days. She brings two thoroughbred horses for the Waikato. A woman named Taylor, of dissipated habits, dropped down dead suddenly after breakfast this morning, supposed to be from intemperance. Reepton, September 6. The Golden Fleece have declared a dividend. They have got 1418ozs from 580 tons. The Hope mine got 9270zs from fifteen tons. Mining property on the Inangahua has advanced in value. Dunedin, Sept 6. At Balclutha a public meeting carried a resolution to the effect that no change in the constitution should take place till the issue has been put to the Otago constituents, and until a majority declare that they want a change. That under any circumstances no change in the original constitutions should be agreed to which does not provide for the inhabitants of this province having full and unfettered control of their own land revenue, railway and other revenue, an equitable proportion of such revenue being paid towards the liquidation of the colonial liabilities, and towards the maintenance of a general legislature to have to deal with federal matters only, and that the Otago members should retire from the House en masse until they secured those rights. Three more suburban meetings are to be held to-night. The Licensing Bench have intimated that hotelkeepers encouraging billiard tournaments are likely to lose their licenses.
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Globe, Volume VI, Issue 692, 7 September 1876, Page 2
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